SAN ANDREAS - The trial of a 13-year-old Valley Springs boy accused of murdering his sister has been moved back two weeks.

Judge Thomas A. Smith agreed to reset the trial for March 19 at the request of defense attorney Mark Reichel. Reichel asked for the date change because he has a federal court trial in February and because he is still receiving evidence in the Fowler case.

Leila Fowler, 8, was found fatally stabbed in her home in the Rancho Calaveras subdivision of Valley Springs on April 27. Her older brother was arrested two weeks later after a massive investigation.

It is now anticipated that Smith, a retired El Dorado County judge who works for the Calaveras court on assignment, will preside over the trial. Previously, Calaveras County Superior Court Presiding Judge John E. Martin had been handling court dates for the case.

The trial is expected to last about three weeks, with nine days estimated for the prosecution to present its case and six days for the defense.